Chapter 33: Attack

Fuyuki City is divided into two parts by the Mion River. To the west is the older Miyama Town, while to the east is the rapidly developing new capital that supports the city's economy.

The Hyatt Hotel is currently the tallest building in Xindu, with 32 floors. The top floor of the hotel has been booked by a guest with a generous stature, and that guest is Keyneth El-Melloi Archibald.

Now, Keyneth was dragging his disheveled body, sitting in the room, gasping for breath. His servant Lancer, kneeling on one knee beside him, was as attentive as ever.

Diarmuid, who had also served his lord during his lifetime, knew that Keyneth was in a very bad mood because he had just suffered a terrible defeat. This is the second time.

The long-awaited Holy Grail War begins, and Keyneth, who is fully prepared, suffers a series of defeats, which severely hits his self-confidence.

Keyneth, who is far more outstanding than his peers both in his family and in the Magician's Association, has never encountered any setbacks.

No matter what the subject is, he can solve it better than anyone else.

Although he had no persistent ambition to make continuous efforts, nor did he pursue any grand goals, his achievements were always better than others, that was all.

Keyneth realized very early on that he was what people called a genius, but he never felt arrogant or proud of it. He simply continued to display his talent as a matter of course.

He never encountered difficulties, nor did he worry about the possibility of running out of ideas. Young Keyneth completely controlled his own world, and he never had any doubts about this cognition. He was an outstanding magician and the legitimate son of the famous Archibald family. Not only did he inherit the seal and the magical achievements of his family, but he also possessed rare and outstanding talents. All these "facts" gave him a legitimate reason for his glory. No wonder he always believed that there was nothing in the world that was not under his control. This was not only Keyneth's personal arrogance but also the common view of everyone around him.

Whether it was completing various wonderful research results in the Clock Tower or rising to the top at an unprecedented speed, everyone accepted it naturally because he was the "famous Lord of El-Melloi."

Keyneth was used to being called a child prodigy. Even though his position was the envy and jealousy of everyone, he did not feel any satisfaction or sense of accomplishment. All this was just a "natural result" in his life.

This was the case in the past, and of course, Keyneth's success in the future is beyond doubt. This is the "promise between life and him," sacred and inviolable, and at the same time, it is also a major premise that cannot be questioned for him.

Because the order of the world is so easy to understand to him, if some extremely rare and unexpected inconveniences and coincidences accumulate and lead to some "unexpected" situation, he thinks this is an absolutely unbearable chaos and blasphemous order.

For example, like now.

Keyneth has suffered losses at the hands of Tatsuya Suzuki twice in a row.

The first time, Lancer was unable to defeat Tatsuya on his own; the second time, Keyneth made a misjudgment and planned to challenge Tatsuya himself with his proud ceremonial outfit but encountered Berserker.

Keyneth has always looked down upon Tatsuya Suzuki. He knew that there was such a person in the Magic Association, who was currently favored by the democratic Baluereta. After retiring as the designated executor of the seal, he would serve as an independent magician and take on some of the Magic Association's work.

Although he claimed to be a disciple of the Grand Puppet Master and had learned the Primordial Rune that was restored by Aozaki Touko, in Keyneth's eyes, Rune, an already unpopular magic subject, was naturally not worth mentioning.

After all, the Magic Association was founded by the disciples of the Magic King Solomon. Rune magic, which is completely different from the magic inherited by Solomon, has declined due to the passage of time, so it is natural that it will be treated like this.

He had never had direct contact with Tatsuya, nor had he paid attention to his mission history—even though as the monarch of the Clock Tower, he had the means to review it, but he did not do so.

So it's hard to believe and unacceptable.

Although he is a magician, he is able to compete with his followers and can even challenge the mysterious golden Servant.

Although it was Berserker that was summoned, that Servant not only had sanity under his B-rank frenzy, but could even use magic of the Age of Gods level.

With all these things happening, plus the fact that he almost lost his life tonight, Keyneth, who returned empty-handed, was extremely anxious.

"Lancer, what do you think about future battles?" Keyneth asked.

"Please forgive me for being frank, but if we want to obtain the Holy Grail and present it to our lord, we need to choose to hold on temporarily and wait for the fighting between all parties before considering the fact of attack." Diarmuid rarely put aside his passion and calmly offered advice.

Now is clearly no longer the time to seek challenges and practice chivalry.

It is a complete battlefield where one can lose his life if he is not careful.

Lancer knew very well that tonight in the Einzbern Forest, even if he did not take action, the sea demon would not be able to do anything to Tatsuya.

He just chose to take action out of apology for being forced to launch a sneak attack last night.

"Sure enough, even you think this is the only way." Keyneth had a headache.

There was no way around it. Lancer was originally Keyneth's backup plan. He had originally planned to summon the King of Conquerors, but because Weber stole the holy relic, he could only summon Lancer, and his chances of winning were greatly reduced.

"Since the situation is unfavorable, just admit it honestly and stop trying to show off."

A woman came out of the bedroom and warned Keyneth in a stern tone. It was Keyneth's fiancée, Sola-Ui Nuada-Re Sophia-Ri.

"The opponent was that independent magician. You can only blame yourself for looking down on others and not even doing any prior investigation." Sola-Ui mercilessly criticized Keyneth's mistakes.

"Sola-Ui..." Keyneth was not furious at these words but rather hesitated.

"I have investigated Tatsuya Suzuki's information through the Magic Association's connections. That person is definitely not just doing some commissioned tasks." Sola-Ui frowned, not hiding her dissatisfaction with Keyneth. "He has participated in the seal designation and the mission of cooperating with the Holy Church's agents. He is an out-and-out practical person."

Of course, Sola-Ui would not tell Keyneth that she was investigating out of curiosity about the handsome magician who was about her own age.

Although this vague curiosity completely dissipated with the arrival of Lancer, what remained was only solid information.

"Seal the designated executor..."

Keyneth's brows furrowed even deeper, but before he could say anything else, an alarm sounded in the barrier he had transformed into a magic workshop.

Lancer and Sola-Ui both felt the approaching magical power.

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